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PV Sindhu drops to world No. 17, lowest ranking since January 2013
This is Sindhu's lowest ranking in over a decade. The last time she was ranked 17th in the women's singles category was in January, 2013. The 28-year old shuttler was world No. 12 in the standings last week. Sindhu, who achieved a career-best ranking of world No. 2 back in April 2017, started the 2023 season as the world No. 7 women’s singles player but has slipped down the list after enduring a poor run of form in the few months.
WI vs IND: West Indies include uncapped spinner Kevin Sinclair in squad for 2nd Test
While the West Indies have kept faith with the majority of the squad that lost to India in the first Test in Dominica, they have called Off spin-bowling allrounder Kevin Sinclair in their 13-player squad in place of fellow all-rounder Raymon Reifer, the only change from the opening Test.
One of the craziest passion I have seen in a person: Venkatesh Prasad awestruck with Dhoni’s bike collection in Ranchi
Venkatesh Prasad took to social media to share a video showcasing MS Dhoni's vast garage, brimming with an impressive collection of bikes and vintage cars. In the video, he can be seen accompanied by former Indian cricketer Sunil Joshi, while Dhoni's wife Sakshi skilfully handled the camera duties.
India A face Pakistan A in ACC men’s emerging Asia Cup 2023 on Wednesday
India A will be led by a group of promising youngsters who have already showcased their skills on the domestic stage. Players such as Yash Dhull, Dhruv Jurel, Sai Sudarshan and Abhishek Sharma will be looking to make a lasting impression following their stellar IPL seasons and pave their way into the senior national team.
La Liga: Betis sign former Espanyol, Bayern midfielder Marc Roca from Leeds United
The 26-year-old, who began his career with Espanyol, joins Betis on loan after Leeds United was relegated from the Premier League at the end of last season. Roca was highly-rated as a youngster and after making 121 appearances for Espanyol, he joined Bayern Munich, where his career stalled and he made just 24 appearances in all competitions in his two years with the German giants.
Ashes 2023: Tim Paine prefers Hazlewood over Boland, sees no place for Green in fourth Test
Boland has picked only two wickets in the two Tests he’s played, compared to Hazlewood taking eight wickets in the same period of time. At the third Ashes Test in Headingley, Mitchell Marsh marked his return to Test cricket with a century in the first innings and picked a few scalps as Green sat out due to a low-grade hamstring injury.
Ashes 2023: James Anderson replaces Ollie Robinson in England’s playing eleven for fourth Test
Anderson was rested from England’s playing eleven for the third Test at Headingley, where they won by three wickets to keep the series alive. He now comes in for the Manchester Test in place of Robinson, who experienced back issues during the victory at Headingley. The back issues meant Robinson bowled only 11 overs in the first innings and didn’t bowl at all in second innings.
Jonathan Calleri fires Sao Paulo to win over Santos
The Argentine forward put the hosts ahead from the penalty spot before heading in a second goal on the stroke of halftime, reports Xinhua. David Fonseca extended Sao Paulo's lead when he combined with Rodrigo Nestor and slotted a right-footed shot past goalkeeper Joao Martins 11 minutes from time.
There is only one king, and that is King Kohli: Yuzvendra Chahal
The spinner further said that “we have a good team” ahead of the 2023 ICC World Cup. “Everyone is training,” he said on a YouTube channel ‘Cricket Basu’, explaining that members of the Indian squad are getting ready for the clash in the West Indies as well as Ireland.
BAN v IND: Marufa Akter, Rabeya Khan help Bangladesh clinch first-ever ODI victory over India
Electing to bowl first, debutant Amanjot took four wickets as India restricted Bangladesh to 152 in 43 overs, with the game being reduced to 44 overs a side due to a two-hour rain interruption. In a chase of 154 according to the DLS method, Marufa struck twice at the start and middle overs respectively to pick 4-29 while Rabeya took 3-30 to bowl out India for just 113 in 35.3 overs.
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